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Tennessee football vs. Florida: 10 keys to the game

By Caleb Calhoun

Jan 2, 2020; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Jeremy Pruitt watches his team stretch out before the game against the Indiana Hoosiers in the 2020 Taxslayer Gator Bowl at TIAA Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2020; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Jeremy Pruitt watches his team stretch out before the game against the Indiana Hoosiers in the 2020 Taxslayer Gator Bowl at TIAA Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 28, 2020; Gainesville, FL, USA; Florida Gators players celebrate with Kadarius Toney (1) after Toney scored a touchdown on a punt return during a football game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. Nov. 28, 2020. Mandatory Credit: Brad McClenny-USA TODAY NETWORK
Nov 28, 2020; Gainesville, FL, USA; Florida Gators players celebrate with Kadarius Toney (1) after Toney scored a touchdown on a punt return during a football game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. Nov. 28, 2020. Mandatory Credit: Brad McClenny-USA TODAY NETWORK /

9. Non-offensive touchdowns

Both Tennessee football and the Florida Gators have two non-offensive touchdowns on the year. Florida has a fumble return for a touchdown by Zachary Carter against the Arkansas Razorbacks. Meanwhile, it had a punt return for a touchdown by Kadarius Toney just last week, which gave it a 14-10 lead over the Kentucky Wildcats as it struggled in the first half.

The Vols have two defensive touchdowns. Henry To’o To’o had a pick-six that proved to be the difference in their 31-27 season-opening win over the South Carolina Gamecocks. Then Kivon Bennett recovered a fumble in the end zone against the Georgia Bulldogs. Bennett, however, has been dismissed from the team.

Scoring non-offensive touchdowns isn’t the only story here, though. Both teams allow them as well. Jarrett Guarantano has thrown three pick-sixes, and he and Eric Gray have each had a fumble returned for a touchdown. Meanwhile, two of Kyle Trask’s three interceptions this year have been returned for touchdowns.

Both teams have clearly been involved in scoring and allowing non-offensive touchdowns this year, so if either gets one on Saturday, they could have a big advantage. That could be a critical factor with inclement weather possible at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville.

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